Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 May 1998 17:28:02 +0000 | From | raj dutt <> | Subject | Re: pppd broken in 2.1.102? |
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Paul wrote: > > Try pppd v2.3.5, they fixed the problem. > > ~Paul
thanks for the tip.
cheers, nopzor
> > raj dutt wrote: > > > > Hello. > > > > I just installed 2.1.102 on some of our workstations (4 of them) here. > > The ones on ethernet (3com and Intel EtherExpress) work perfectly. Seems > > to be running great. > > > > One of these machines is under extremely high loads and is pretty much > > constantly compiling kernels (normally 2 simultaneously) for other > > machines to be shipped. It has been running flawlessly for a few hours. > > Will let you know how it's doing. > > > > The spec's of these three systems are as follows : > > > > Intel Pentium PRO 180 or Pentium PRO 200 > > 64MB / 96 MB EDO RAM > > 3.2GB / 6.4GB IBM DAQ series HDD > > SONY 4x / NEC 32x IDE (ATAPI) CdROM > > Matrox Millenium / Matrox Millenium II PCI Display > > 3com 3c905 / Intel EtherExpress 100 PCI 100 NIC > > > > These three machines were either running 2.0.33 or 2.1.95 > > > > Now for the problem ... > > > > The fourth machine is the same configuration as the other three but has > > an External USR modem instead of a NIC. > > It used to be running 2.1.97, so I had previously upgraded the pppd to > > 2.2.3(?). > > With 2.1.102 it seems that pppd is broken. The modem will loose carrier > > after a few seconds as if the remote side ppp is not 'syncing' with the > > local side. Switching back to the last kernel I had backed up on this > > machine (2.1.95) fixes this problem totally. > > > > Any suggestions for this fourth case would be greatly appreciated. > > Overall, I am very pleased with the latest batch of both 2.1.9x and > > 2.1.10x. > > Keep up the great work! :-) > > > > Cheers, > > Raj Dutt > > voxel systems > > rdutt@voxel.net > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > -- > One OS to rule them all, |"Wasting somebodies time strikes > One OS to find them, | me as the height of rudeness" -B.G. > One OS to bring them all, | I'll remember that whenever I see > And in the darkness bind them.| someone rebooting windows . . .
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